Thank You - 5/7/11

I will never forget where I was that day
When the world lit up and we saw the planes.
But despite your hopes and despite the flames
We declared to the world that we weren't afraid.

Finally it's over and we've won the fight
Though some have said that it wasn't right
That we rush in with every bit of our might
and ride off with you into the night.

But that's not what I say we focus on.
Which isn't to say that what he did wasn't wrong.
This man that became a fear icon
Is also a man who made our nation strong.

Those towers fell, and our hearts were fazed.
But out of the ashes a nation raised.
In the face of an act that was horrid and crazed
Through the fog and dust our unity blazed.

You criticized that we feared death and pains.
But for a purpose these are not our chains.
From reasons like terror we will refrain
But death for freedom is in our veins.

Yes, we fear death in the name of hate
Yet such acts will not keep us from our fate.
For us freedom carries too much weight
As for your distractions - we reject the bait.

In closing, now, what I want to pursue -
For years most probably won't be able to do -
And all of their deaths it could never undo -
For giving us purpose and unity, to thank you.